Upon Further Review: WVU Defeats Cincinnati

Fifth-ranked Cincinnati beat* No. 25 West Virginia 24-21 Friday night under perfect skies in southern Ohio. If we can have an asterisk next to records tainted by doping, we can have an asterisk next to results tainted by blind replay officials.

With five minutes left in the first half, down 14-7, UC's Isaiah Pead reached for the goal line and lost control of the ball.

It wasn't a touchdown. It was a fumble.

The refs said so.

The announcers said so.

Lou Holtz said so.

Even Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly refused to call it an outright score when questioned at halftime.